# serious pain! a lil tmi **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 14, 2002, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658 "2002-11-14T01:18:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/1 "2002-11-14T01:18:27Z")
I had an appointment for a dermatologist this afternoon to have a bump on the top of my head inspected. It’s been there for years, and I had a previous doctor check it out. Just a cyst (which is true) was all. But I didn’t like it there and I was hoping to get it removed over Christmas Break. So she came into the “cubicle room” and checked it out, said I could come back tomorrow and have it removed. I said I can’t b/c of a dentist appointment. Then she offered to do it today and of course I couldn’t say no (why hold off ya know?). She numbed me up with 3 needles of something (not novocaine) and trimmed my hair a little bit and made about a 1 inch incision. She took hold of it with hemastats (sp?) and wrestled with this pylar cyst for about 5 minutes and used knives and scissors to get it off!! She showed me my 2nd head and i swear it looked like a mutated abortion or something–it was disgusting but cool. Then she cleaned up some blood and fluid, which i heard mooshing around and squirting sounds (like walking in mud) and proceeded to STAPLE my scalp back together. Of course I was numbed up this whole time and couldn’t feel anything. But now. . . . .OMFG!!! If I were a wussy girl I’d be crying, but I’m a tough dude and I can take this pain. The only thing I’ve ever been able to compare this to is getting my wisdom teeth removed. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/2 "2002-11-14T02:37:04Z")
Ouch, I hope you’re taking painkillers for it and I hope you feel better soon. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/3 "2002-11-14T13:15:42Z")
I haven’t taken a pain killer in over 5 years. It’s like eating chalk to me: tastes like crap and doesn’t do anything. ---
**Author:** ![EchoKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/4 "2002-11-14T15:00:04Z")
Dude, you’re not supposed to chew 'em. Just swallow them and drift off into that good place. If you’re taking prescription painkillers, they’ll probably help a lot! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/5 "2002-11-14T15:38:28Z")
Hell, anbesol or something. All this ‘toughing it out’ crap just reduces your ability to function. We live in a high-tech society! Enjoy it! ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/6 "2002-11-14T16:05:37Z")
My pain killed is called LUNCH. And it’s coming up soon. I could use a break from all this W2K administering. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/7 "2002-11-14T16:08:55Z")
Maybe your 'cyst" was an undeveloped conjoined twin, that’s been festering in your head for years, & will now rise from the grave to wreak its unnatural vengence. That’s it! Name it “Fester”… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/8 "2002-11-14T16:44:09Z")
Well, I’m worried… I was kinda sorta thinking the same thing as **Bosda** … :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/9 "2002-11-14T17:05:52Z")
Dude- you got pics? ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/10 "2002-11-14T17:49:56Z")
I wish I had a pic of my baby boy. I did however had my sister take a pic of my head stapled up. She was horrified just looking at it. It looks bad ass, but hurts like a fothermucker. Lemme know if you want to see the pic. ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/11 "2002-11-15T00:11:46Z")
Yeah, give us a link to the pic. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/12 "2002-11-15T01:28:01Z")
I’ve had both staples and stitches, and I have to say that I prefer staples. When the time comes for them to come out, staples are much kinder to your body than stitches. I’m EXTREMELY disappointed that you didn’t get picks of your baby. ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/13 "2002-11-15T01:41:37Z")
This seems to be the week of doctors inflicting pain on Dopers. If you haven’t read my vasectomy thread from a week ago, check it out. Yeah. Pain. Testicular pain. You have my sincere sympathy and condolences. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-pain-a-lil-tmi/136658/14 "2002-11-15T03:26:37Z")
WOW, Goddess Lynn actually read AND replied to one of my threads. I feel as though I’m slowly climbing the ladder around here. The pic. . . . as WSLer requested: > **[Flickr](https://flickr.com/)** > > Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you...